'''4. Boot with verbose logging:''' select this option if you would like to see more detailed messages during the boot process. This can be useful if you wish to watch that all of your hardware is successfully detected.

'''4. Boot with verbose logging:''' select this option if you would like to see more detailed messages during the boot process. This can be useful if you wish to watch that all of your hardware is successfully detected.

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'''5. Boot to emergency console:''' will boot to the menu shown in Figure 2.8b

'''6. Boot with X in VESA mode:''' select this option if you suspect that your video card is not supported by PC-BSD.

'''6. Boot with X in VESA mode:''' select this option if you suspect that your video card is not supported by PC-BSD.

'''7. Escape to loader prompt:''' advanced users can select this option to issue advanced commands such as loading or unloading kernel modules.

'''7. Escape to loader prompt:''' advanced users can select this option to issue advanced commands such as loading or unloading kernel modules.

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'''Figure 2.8b: Emergency Console in Live Mode'''

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Once you make a selection, PC-BSD will continue to load, then pause at this message:

Once you make a selection, PC-BSD will continue to load, then pause at this message:

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Assuming that your system meets the minimum RAM requirements, press the enter key to continue booting PC-BSD into the KDE desktop.

Assuming that your system meets the minimum RAM requirements, press the enter key to continue booting PC-BSD into the KDE desktop.

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Figure 2.8b shows a screenshot of PC-BSD running the KDE desktop manager from live mode.

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Figure 2.8c shows a screenshot of PC-BSD running the KDE desktop manager from live mode.

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'''Figure 2.8b: PC-BSD in Live Mode'''

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'''Figure 2.8c: PC-BSD in Live Mode'''

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If you wish to try out PC-BSD before installing it, download either the live DVD or live USB version. Once you have burned the downloaded file to the appropriate media, insert the DVD or USB device. Assuming your BIOS has been set to boot from that device, you should see some startup messages followed by the PC-BSD boot menu, shown in Figure 2.8a.

Figure 2.8a: PC-BSD Welcome Screen in Live Mode

This screen provides the following options:

1. Boot [default]: continues to boot PC-BSD with all standard options enabled. This is the default if you don't select anything else within 10 seconds.

2. Boot with ACPI enabled: by default ACPI is disabled in live mode. If you wish to test PC-BSD's ACPI capabilities on your computer, select this option.

4. Boot with verbose logging: select this option if you would like to see more detailed messages during the boot process. This can be useful if you wish to watch that all of your hardware is successfully detected.

5. Boot to emergency console: will boot to the menu shown in Figure 2.8b

6. Boot with X in VESA mode: select this option if you suspect that your video card is not supported by PC-BSD.

7. Escape to loader prompt: advanced users can select this option to issue advanced commands such as loading or unloading kernel modules.

Once you make a selection, PC-BSD will continue to load, then pause at this message:

Warning: PC-BSD requires a minimum of 512MB of RAM for optimal performance.
You may experience problems with less than this amount.
Press ENTER to continue

Assuming that your system meets the minimum RAM requirements, press the enter key to continue booting PC-BSD into the KDE desktop.

Figure 2.8c shows a screenshot of PC-BSD running the KDE desktop manager from live mode.

Figure 2.8c: PC-BSD in Live Mode

NOTE: like any live DVD, the amount of installed memory will affect the time it takes the operating system to load and how responsive the system is once loaded. Also, live mode provides very little storage, meaning that you should not install applications or save files within this mode. Live mode is meant to provide an environment for testing hardware and to see if you like PC-BSD. If you do, you should consider installing PC-BSD either onto the computer's hard drive or into a virtual environment such as VirtualBox.

If you wish to install PC-BSD, simply click the icon on the desktop. It will start the installation program for you.

If you wish to leave live mode altogether, click the red flame in the lower left corner -> Leave. You can then select to Restart or Shut down the computer.